The Correlation Between Sports Results In Swimming And General And Special Muscle Strength

Łubkowska, Wioletta; Wiażewicz, Aleksander; Eider, Jerzy

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“…the dependence of SP on the shoulder power variables in males almost completely confirmed the strength and power relationship described in the literature [1,14,15]. However, correlation coefficients were not as high as in the studies by Sharp et al [34] (r = 0.90) or Hawley and Williams [12] (r = 0.82, r = 0.83), who proved that also among men, the strength of the shoulder muscles was strongly related to the crawl speed over short distances.…”

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“…Only selected strength variables (Pt, tW, AP, APt) of the shoulder muscles obtained in the isokinetic measurement had a moderate or strong correlation with the athletic performance of both females and males practising high-level sport swimming. Łubkowska et al [1] reported that the high level of strength was indispensable in sports swimming. However, Morouço et al [32] noted that the relationship between maximal strength and swimming speed might be non-linear.…”

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“…the main goal of sports swimming is to cover the set distance in the shortest possible time. Achieving this is conditioned by the level of technical, strength, coordination, and energy properties of the swimmer's body [1]. Strength, speed, and endurance are listed as motor skills that have the greatest impact on the result of sports swimming [2].…”

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“…According to various authors, the upper limbs produce the basic driving force in crawl [6,8,9]; about 70-80% [10] or almost 90% [11] of the overall motive power; up to 80% of the driving power in crawler sprint competitions, and up to 100% in longdistance competitions [6]. therefore, strength has been indicated as one of the main factors that can increase swimming speed, not only in sprint competitions [1], but also at medium distances [12,13]. the thesis that force preparation is an essential component of the training cycle and has a significant impact on the sports performance during swimming races has been repeatedly confirmed [1,14,15].…”

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“…therefore, strength has been indicated as one of the main factors that can increase swimming speed, not only in sprint competitions [1], but also at medium distances [12,13]. the thesis that force preparation is an essential component of the training cycle and has a significant impact on the sports performance during swimming races has been repeatedly confirmed [1,14,15]. An optimal level of strength and power is necessary for effective swimming because it is associated with a high ability to generate thrust forces [16,17].…”

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The relationship between swimming performance and isokinetic shoulder strength of elite swimmers

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PurposeThe aims of the study were to determine the relationship between the shoulder muscles strength and the athletic performance of high-level swimmers and to detect the strength variables that had the biggest impact on high performance in sports swimming.MethodsThe study involved 39 high qualified swimmers (12 females and 27 males). To determine the strength variables, shoulder flexion and extension were carried out in isokinetic conditions. A Biodex S4 dynamometer was used. The following protocols were applied: (1) 3 repetitions, 60°/s; (2) 20 repetitions, 180°/s. The r-Pearson correlation analysis or the rho-Spearman correlation analysis were used. The family-wise error was checked.ResultsThe level of strength had a greater influence on the swimming performance in males (25 of the 68 obtained variables) than in females (18 of the 68 variables). The strength variables that had the biggest impact on high performance in sports swimming were peak torque (r: 0.39–0.633), total work (r: 0.408–0.692), average power (r: 0.44–0.739), and average peak torque (r: 0.456–0.72).ConclusionsRegardless of the respondents’ gender or the analysed shoulder movement, the following variables were repeated: peak torque, total work, average power, and average peak torque. Unfortunately, the results were not statistically significant. Only acceleration time of the left shoulder in the arm flexion movement in males was significant. Despite this, once the muscular groups are similar for the listed strength variables, the swimmer’s capability to produce force out of water seems to help them perform better in the water.

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